By choosing to post the reply below you agree to the rules you agreed to when joining Sailnet.
Click Here to view those rules.

Message:

Trackback:

Send Trackbacks to (Separate multiple URLs with spaces) :

Post Icons

You may choose an icon for your message from the following list:

No icon

Register Now

In order to be able to post messages on the SailNet Community forums, you must first register. Please enter your desired user name, your email address and other required details in the form below.Please note: After entering 3 characters a list of Usernames already in use will appear and the list will disappear once a valid Username is entered.

User Name:

Password

Please enter a password for your user account. Note that passwords are case-sensitive.

Password:

Confirm Password:

Email Address

Please enter a valid email address for yourself.

Email Address:

Log-in

User Name

Remember Me?

Password

Human Verification

In order to verify that you are a human and not a spam bot, please enter the answer into the following box below based on the instructions contained in the graphic.

Click here to view the posting rules you are bound to when clicking the'Submit Reply' button below

Additional Options

Miscellaneous Options

Automatically parse links in text

Automatically embed media (requires automatic parsing of links in text to be on).

Automatically retrieve titles from external links

Click here to view the posting rules you are bound to when clicking the'Submit Reply' button below

Topic Review (Newest First)

11-28-2012 03:56 PM

Barquito

Re: More head room

Looks very functional.

What is that fluffy white stuff on the deck?

11-28-2012 02:37 PM

ABH3 Boyer

Re: More head room

I got home early enough to snap a few quick pictures. The exterior is complete with the exception of adding a large piece of lexon to the back hatch.

11-27-2012 07:36 PM

deltaten

Re: More head room

Don;t know where you sourced yer foam but there's 2 part liquid available that will produce quite a bit of pourable for one helluva lot less than $200/sheet.

In 2#, 3#, 4# and 8#/cu.ft. densities available for varying degrees of structural use . The 4# is recommended for boat decks and moderate loads while the 8# is useful for structural infill. Ya could buy enuff 2# to cast a block large enuff to damm'd near sculpt a boat for $200

I've used box-store urethane sheet for slab work. Never saw any that exceeded $22/sheet unless it was very much thicker than 1". I've molded over common construction foam; both pourable and sheet .

It works better to have a mold to build in; but outer lams are entirely possible; given that you need to undersize and work out to finished dimensions. Look fwd to lotsa fill and fairing

Might be my solution to rotten cored decks! Section out and remove rot. Clean and fill/inject. Pop section back on and clamp. Bingo! new foam core deck!

HTH

11-27-2012 06:17 PM

peterchech

Re: More head room

Quote:

Originally Posted by deltaten

Ya might want to give consideration to foam core FRP construction. Much lighter than alternatives, easier to shape curves and angles and is buoyant, to boot! Large, flat areas from sheet; curves, rounded joints from lams or blocks.

HTH,
Paul

Great, except foam goes for like $200 a sheet...

11-27-2012 04:47 PM

deltaten

Re: More head room

Ya might want to give consideration to foam core FRP construction. Much lighter than alternatives, easier to shape curves and angles and is buoyant, to boot! Large, flat areas from sheet; curves, rounded joints from lams or blocks.

HTH,
Paul

11-27-2012 03:52 PM

tschmidty

Re: More head room

Definitely like to see pics.

11-27-2012 12:18 PM

ABH3 Boyer

Re: More head room

If anyone cares I did it and it turned out great. I will follow up with a few pictures next weekend. My phone dosnt take good night pictures and I leave for work in the dark and come home in the dark.

11-18-2012 01:24 AM

SailingSloop

Re: More head room

My thought is to use wooden kayak construction ideas to build a strong, lightweight structure. Bending thinner plywood into a curve adds lots of strength.

11-15-2012 04:30 PM

Barquito

Re: More head room

What you really should do is make some line drawings of what you are planning. Then we could get into a healthy asthetics argument.

I guess, I don't really see that it would add that much weight. May be missing something.

I have a pretty tall dog house. It is a bit of a PITA to see around. However, I have standing headroom in the cabin in a 27' boat, so I shouldn't complain. John Vigor thinks it is unsightly.

11-15-2012 03:54 PM

rhr1956

Re: More head room

The best feature for head room is a tilt steering wheel. Ooops...I should have read the entire post. ;-)

This thread has more than 10 replies.
Click here to review the whole thread.